| (a) Any degrees or academic credit earned in the United
States must be from a college or university that has a program accredited
by a national accrediting organization that is also recognized by
the United States Secretary of Education under the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (20 USC §1001, et seq.).
(b) Any degrees and academic credit received from a
university outside the United States may apply toward the education
requirement for a license only if the course work and degrees could
be counted as transfer credits by universities described in subsection
(a) of this section. An applicant must furnish, at the applicant's
own expense, an original or certified copy of an evaluation of each
foreign degree from a credential evaluation service that is acceptable
to DSHS. An applicant must show proof of each degree and the date
it was awarded by submitting an original or certified copy of each
applicable transcript. Documents written in a language other than
English must also be accompanied by a certified English translation.
(c) A high school diploma or equivalency diploma received
from a school outside the United States may apply toward the education
requirement for a license only if the education is equivalent to a
diploma or equivalency diploma issued in the United States. An applicant
must furnish, at the applicant's own expense, an original or certified
copy of an evaluation of each foreign diploma from a credential evaluation
service that is acceptable to DSHS. An applicant must show proof of
each diploma and the date it was awarded by submitting an original
or certified copy of the diploma. A document written in a language
other than English must also be accompanied by a certified English
translation.
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